Let Your Voice Be Heard
Open Mic- Let Your Voice Be Heard With the help of my partner Shyrize Leon Guerrero, we were able to come up with an open mic event for our Make A Difference Project. This wasn't just any open mic. While brainstorming, the two of us thought of our many peers who are stressed or overwhelmed and turn to drugs, alcohol, and self harm as their relievers. This being not only bad for their health but also bad for their future, is what concerned us the most. What we wanted this event to promote, was a different way of stress relief. We wanted to showcase that there are better alternatives to relieving your problems like through song, poetry, and even rap. Our event was held last Saturday on the sixth of May. Although we did plan this event for months now, not everything went exactly the way we thought it would. Yes we did begin our program later, had technical difficulties, and didn't have all the participants on time, but I believe our project was a success. The audience we ...